{"product_id":"the-corpse-played-dead-a-historical-crime-story-of-intrigue-and-suspense","title":"Georgina Clarke: The Corpse Played Dead [2021] paperback","description":"\u003ci\u003e'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an undercover assignment for the Bow Street magistrate sees prostitute\u003cb\u003e Lizzie Hardwicke\u003c\/b\u003e trade Ma Farley's Bawdy House in Soho for life as a theatre seamstress on Drury Lane, it becomes clear quite quickly - what goes on in the wings is \u003ci\u003emuch \u003c\/i\u003emore intriguing than the theatrics being played out on stage...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon Lizzie is once again thrown together with the handsome \u003cb\u003eInspector Will Davenport\u003c\/b\u003e when a high profile investor is brutally hanged at centre stage and Lizzie discovers the body. With the suspect list rivalling any casting call, Lizzie will have to use every trick she's hidden up her sleeves to unravel the tangled threads and bring the culprit into the spotlight.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse Played Dead\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I loved everything about this ingenious story! It is every bit as sparkling and twisty as the first book\" Celia Anderson, author of \u003ci\u003e59 Memory Lane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Georgina Clarke has shown considerable focus in maintaining a steady momentum of the plot and the natural developments in solving the crimes. The throbbing atmosphere and landscape of historical London are \u003cb\u003esuperbly depicted and vividly brought to life\u003c\/b\u003e...\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Corpse Played Dead is an intriguing whodunit with lots of wit and even a bit of romance.\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is so atmospheric and the characters so real that it is easy to imagine you are back in that era. This is a fast paced story full of interesting characters\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is \u003cb\u003ewell-written, well-researched and well done\u003c\/b\u003e. Lizzie is such a wonderfully entertaining and complex character, and I hope she will have many more adventures ahead of her...I'll be reading!\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intricate, well plotted mystery in another age, and \u003cb\u003eI highly recommend it\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eEntertaining, witty historical crime \u003c\/b\u003ereads for people seeking well-plotted stories with creatively put together characters, some emotional moments, dangerous criminals and an investigating prostitute at the helm!\" \u003ci\u003eReader Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarke, Georgina","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48160376783187,"sku":"XG81788637947","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/clarke-georgina-the-corpse-played-dead-a-historical-crime-story-of-intrigue-and-suspense-xg81788637947-55992817123667.jpg?v=1726313176","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/the-corpse-played-dead-a-historical-crime-story-of-intrigue-and-suspense","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}